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A group of migrants from El Salvador arrives in Roma, Texas, after crossing the Rio Grande on March 30, 2021 in Roma, Texas.

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More Than 170,000 Migrants Taken Into Custody At Southwest Border In March

5:14pm April 02, 2021

The figures are preliminary and don't include what Border Patrol agents call "got aways." Officials say it was the highest monthly total since at least 2006.

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost testifies by a photo of agents with children during a Senate Judiciary Border Security and Immigration Subcommittee hearing.

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Migrants Apprehended At Southern Border Top 100,000 For Second Consecutive Month

9:28pm May 08, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The head of the U.S. Border Patrol said her agents are spending more and more of their time dealing with families with children who need food and medical care.

Migrants line up after being apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border near Lukeville, Ariz. Mexico is at the top of the image, beyond the border fence.

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Southwest Border Apprehensions Show Small Decline In January

7:28pm February 08, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Government data reflect a slight dip in arrests even as authorities see more Central American families trying to enter the U.S.

People line up to cross into the United States to begin the process of applying for asylum near the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, Mexico. President Trump has threatened to close the border to asylum-seekers.

FACT CHECK: Migrants Are Not Overwhelming The Southwest Border

6:28pm November 02, 2018

by Joel Rose

Days before the midterm elections, President Trump threatened to close the Southwest border to asylum-seekers. Immigration experts say his remarks were filled with false and misleading statements.

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Thousands of Honduran migrants and families walk towards the southern Mexico border from Guatemala. Many say they are headed to the U.S. The White House said on Tuesday that a record number of migrant families have arrived at the Southwest border over the

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U.S. Apprehended Record Number of Migrant Families At Southwest Border

6:22pm October 23, 2018

by Joel Rose

A record number of migrant families arrived at the Southwest border over the last year, despite the Trump administration's effort to deter illegal immigration by separating families at the border.

U.S. Border Patrol boats move along the Rio Grande near an international crossing between the United States and Mexico on March 16. Customs and Border Protection have announced that apprehensions along the southwest border dropped in both February and Mar

Apprehensions At Southern Border Continue To Drop, CBP Says

9:40pm April 05, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the number of people arrested or "deemed inadmissible" along the Southwest border continued to drop in March, after showing sharp declines in February.

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Obama Administration Acts To Ease Family Detentions

7:04pm June 24, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Families detained after illegal border crossings will be allowed to post bond, but that doesn't please either side of the immigration debate.